Listen if: You want to know how to have your cake and eat it too.
Chyka Keebaugh is a co-founder of events and catering company, The Big Group, former Real Housewives of Melbourne cast member, author and expert homemaker at chyka.com.
Tune in as Chyka shares all her top tips on how to kick goals whilst living a balanced life, and the importance of making time for loved ones no matter how busy you are. Plus, Chyka reveals all the juicy behind-the-scenes details about her time on The Real Housewives of Melbourne.
You can find Chyka on Instagram at @chykak, and The Big Group at @thebiggrouphospitalityagency. Check out chyka.com to find her practical tips on all things home, outdoor and food.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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Listen if: You find yourself in an Instagram hole on the daily.
In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down together to talk about their experience with social media anxiety, and what it was like to go from being Instagram lovers and multiple times daily grammers, to being riddled with a fear of posting that led them to a social media hiatus.
Tune in to hear the sisters dissect a world where we watch our friends get married through the camera app in our phones, discussing how like-based culture has affected them, and whether Instagram’s announcement of hiding like numbers is the beginning of a new social media era.
Jess and Stef share some of their favourite positive influencers, and discuss hopes for the future of the platform, plus they reveal their favourite un-Instaworthy foods.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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Listen if: you want to learn more about fashion’s impact on our societies and planet.
In the episode, Jess and Stef sit down with journalist, author, and VOGUE Australia’s Sustainability Editor-at-Large, Clare Press.
Clare shares her career journey, including how she achieved her current job title that hadn’t previously existed, and reveals how much of the fashion industry is really like The Devil Wears Prada. The three have an important and topical conversation about the state of the fashion industry off the back of Fashion Revolution Week, debate whether wearing a hessian sack can be chic, and the three share insights on their fave emerging designers.
You can find Clare on Instagram at @mrspress, and learn about Fashion Revolution @fash_rev. To learn more about sustainable fashion, check out Clare’s podcast Wardrobe Crisis here.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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In this special episode for World Earth Day, Jess and Stef were lucky enough to sit down with Abigail Forsyth, the founder of Keep Cup, the world’s first barista standard reusable coffee cup.
Jess and Stef chat to Abigail about how she built her brand - from product design and manufacturing, to amassing a loyal customer base who are dedicated to the Keep Cup movement, and Abigail offers tangible advice on how we can all change our everyday habits to become more green. The three also chat about how being eco-friendly can be a fashion accessory, and discuss what Jess accidentally overheard while getting her eyelashes done.
You can read more about the Keep Cup story here, and find Keep Cup on Instagram at @keepcup.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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Cathryn Wills is the founder of vegan handbag label, Sans Beast, and the former Creative and Managing Director of Australian accessories brand, Mimco.
In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down and have an insightful chat with one of their real life mentors. Cath is a total powerhouse with an absolute wealth of knowledge under her belt. Tune in as she dishes out invaluable advice on growing a brand, as the three discuss what it takes to be a boss, aligning your values with your career, and how working 24/7 isn’t necessarily the road to success.
You can find Cath on Instagram at @_cathrynwills and her luxe bags at @sans.beast.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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In this episode, Jess and Stef chat to Australia’s PR queen, the enigmatic Roxy Jacenko. At age 24, Roxy founded Sweaty Betty PR and has since gone on to become the director of 4 companies, as well as being a media personality and author.
In this episode, Roxy shares with Jess and Stef how and why she manages to be unapologetically herself, despite the constant media attention and occasional backlash she garners. She shares tips on building a personal brand, and talks about how to use social media to leverage your career and business.
Whilst Roxy’s open nature and willingness to share her life online may make many people think they know a thing or two about her, this conversation was full of surprises, and reveals a side to Roxy that not many people know.
You can find Roxy on Instagram at @roxyjacenko, and her suite of impressive businesses @sweatybettypr @ministryoftalent @social.union @18communications.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down with Alyce Tran, lawyer-turned-entrepreneur and co-founder of the multi-million dollar personalised accessories label, The Daily Edited.
In one of this podcast’s most candid episodes yet, Alyce opens up to Jess and Stef about her definition of success, and why she doesn’t feel like she’s ‘made it.’ The three talk about everything from business to breakups, covering the sacrifices we all have to make to build a career, why the perfect Instagram life doesn’t really exist, and we hear about Alyce’s new side hustle, In The Roundhouse.
You can find Alyce on Instagram at @alyce_tran and TDE at @thedailyedited.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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In this episode, Jess and Stef sit down together to talk about the journey of building their shoe label, TWOOBS. True to form, the sisters are completely honest as they pull back the curtain on their much loved footwear brand, chatting about challenges they’ve faced, and tricks and tips they’ve picked up along the way.
Jess and Stef tell the story behind how they launched TWOOBS at New York Fashion Week for just $500, and reflect on why no one was really buying their shoes when they first launched. They also chat about the importance of mentors, why they are firm believers that building a brand is a long game, and reveal the secret behind how they landed their dream collab.
Check out the NYFW stunt the girls chat about in the episode here.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive. You can find TWOOBS on Instagram, and shop the shoes online here.
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Lauren Scruggs Kennedy is a NY Times best selling author, blogger, and entrepreneur.
At the age of 23, Lauren’s life change forever when she was in an accident with a plane propeller, where she lost her left hand and eye.
In this episode, Jess and Stef hear how Lauren regained her confidence after the accident, and discuss the true meaning of beauty. The three also chat about how Lauren landed internships at Gossip Girl and Michael Kors, how she met her husband, E! News host, Jason Kennedy, and why Lauren started a foundation to assist other people who have experienced limb loss.
You can find Lauren Scruggs Kennedy on Instagram @laurenscruggs or read her blog here.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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After becoming the youngest editor of Cosmo at age 24, Mia went on to become the editor-in-chief of Cosmo, Cleo, and Dolly. Seeing the digital wave coming before many, Freedman left print media and founded women’s digital media company, Mamamia in 2007.
In this episode, Jess and Stef have an eye-opening conversation with Mia about risking it all to start a business, how to predict the future, the next digital trends, and female entrepreneurship, plus they bond over a mutual love of The Bold Type.
You can find Mia Freedman on Instagram at @miafreedman, check our what’s happening over at @mamamiaaus, or learn about some awesome female-lead businesses at @ladystartups.
You can find Jess and Stef on Instagram at @howtwolive.
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CREDITS
Produced by: Simone PolanenMusic by: KausyCoordinated by: Bianca Wittner

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